Brazil

Introduction.

Brazil

The capital of Brazil is Brasília.The major language of Brazil is Portuguese.Brazil is located in South America.The population of Brazil is 200.4 million,Life expectancy at birth in Brazil is 73 years.

Geography.

Geography.

Top 3 major landforms in Brazil are Pico da Bandeira,Pedra da Mina and Mount Roraima.The top 3 major Architectural or Geographical landmarks are the Christ The Redeemer Statue on Corcovado Mountain,Maracana Stadium and Ouro Preto. The top 3 major Bodies of water in Brazil are Rio de Janeiro Beaches,Blue Lake Cave and the Grumari Beach. The top 3 major cities in Brazil are Rio de Janeiro, Iguazu Falls, and Pantanal.

Climate

The average temperature in Brazil is above 25 °C (77 °F).more than 2,000 millimetres (79 in) of rain fall every year

Culture

The music of Brazil encompasses various regional music styles influenced by African, European and amerindain forms. Brazil's top popular foods are Barbecued meat, Moqueca, Cachaça,Brigadeiros and Fried bar snacks.Socceris the most popular sport in Brazil. Other than football,volleyball, mixed martial arts, basketball, and motorsports.Brazil's type of Government is, Presidential system, Federal republic, Constitutional republic.Brazil's major religion is Roman Catholicism.

Interesting facts

Story behind the flag,The Brazilian flag was officially adopted on November 19th 1889, four days after the Republic was proclaimed. The green color represents the Brazilian fields. The yellow losang represents Brazilian gold - and, by extension, the wealthiness of the country. The blue represents the sky of Rio de Janeiro. Brazli's health issues, According to Brazil's Government the most serious health problems are:

Childhood mortality: about 2.51% of childhood mortality, reaching 3.77% in the northeast region.

Motherhood mortality: about 73.1 deaths per 100,000 born children in 2002.

Mortality by non-transmissible illness: 151.7 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants caused by heart and circulatory diseases, along with 72.7 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants caused by cancer.

Mortality caused by external causes (transportation, violence and suicide): 71.7 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants (14.9% of all deaths in the country), reaching 82.3 deaths in the southeast region.In 2002, Brazil accounted for 40% of malaria cases in the Americas. Nearly 99% are concentrated in the Legal Amazon Region. Brazil's modes of transportation is Boat,Bus & tram,Car and motorcycle,Train,Travel documents,Local transport,air transport, bicycle.